+9 What’s the sad reality of working in IB that prospective analysts/interns should know? 1 5y
+12 External Monitor Setup 1 5y
+8 Top groups that don't model 43 5y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mining Data 5y
+3 B4 FDD to IB, should I aim for small shops? 2 5y
+9 WellsFargo Interview 2 5y
+27 Ya boy got a job!! Any WFH Advice? 15 5y
+3 JPM Wholesale Payments or StanChart Corp Banking? 3 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+16 Top EU Secondary PE Advisory vs no name MM M&A 2 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Power and Utilities 6 5y
+3 Greenhill Lateral Modeling Test Insight 2 5y
+6 worst staffer story? 1 5y
0 Piper Jaffray - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 I need help 7 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+6 PNC Capital Markets 2 5y
+12 Need help with asset/equity beta interpretation 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 HL FT v BofA SA London 7 5y
+3 Street Pay for Second Year Analyst? 9 5y
0 Mizuho Comp 1 5y
0 Société Générale - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+5 Houlihan Lokey FAS vs Big 4 valuations 2 5y
0 UBS AG - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+95 Energy Industry Most Lucrative? 153 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Addressing the "worker shortage" in IBD from a jaded banker 16 5y
+2 What prestigious job gets you more pussy? 7 5y
+6 Sources and Uses for an all-stock deal? 1 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Private Placement vs. Minority Sale 1 5y
0 Jefferies - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 How did trader steal food? Asking for a friend 1 5y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+6 Signed new offer have 3 weeks of down time. What should I do? 3 5y
+20 IB vs HF vs PE - I love to research 7 5y
+9 From Financial Analyst to IBD 1 5y
0 Ducera - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+29 JPM Houston 51 5y
+2 RBC vs DB Investment Banking [London] 10 5y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
+9 IFRS/GAAP - Calculating FCF post IFRS 16 1 5y
+182 Majoring in Wall Street? 173 5y
+17 GE's FMP and me 7 5y
0 The difference between mortgage backed Security and collateralized debt obligation? 1 5y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 5y
+12 How much to retire and live a nice luxury life? 5 5y
+592 David and Goliath: The Boutique and The Bulge Bracket 75 5y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+25 Entrepreneurship vs Wallstreet 3 5y
+26 JP Morgan Commercial Banking Superday 13 5y
+9 Should I get work next summer or use that time to raise my GPA? 1 5y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+35 TD Securities IB vs JPM Corporate Banking? 28 5y
0 DC Advisory - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+2 Jefferies Tech M&A - Charlotte 13 5y
+8 How do you find your IBD (M&A) news? 7 5y
0 What's your bonus cycle? 1 5y
0 Contacted directly by an associate 5 5y
+3 BofA GBAM Scholarship of Distinction 4 5y
0 Heritage Capital Group - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Logos Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Citizens Financial Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+10 Barclays Superday 13 5y
0 Rabobank Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+61 Should I Bother with trying to gain lots of muscle as an Analyst? 62 5y
+3 Why do people tell their current employers where they are leaving to? 2 5y
0 Natixis - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Natixis - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Finance operations to Core Finance 1 5y
+5 Best Groups at Citi/DB/UBS 9 5y
+24 Breaking into Hong Kong IBD as a MBA associate during a pandemic? 10 5y
+11 PwC Due Diligence vs Chinese Bank Special Assets 10 5y
+19 What is the top group for each Bulge Bracket in Hong Kong? Anyone can share your thoughts? 13 5y
+9 How to value partnership interests in a JV 1 5y
+7 GHL vs SVB Leerink vs WB vs HL 8 5y
+11 Wells Fargo FT 2022 73 5y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 Tough RX technicals - PJT/EVR SA 2022 2 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Lazard Freres - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Favorite Investment Banking Textbooks? 2 5y
+6 JAIIB Exam Study Material 2022 1 5y
+3 MS GCM Timeline 5 5y
0 Raymond James Financial Inc. - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+3 JPM Wholesale Payments 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”